Jun 7, 2020
I recently posted about the three new seasonal items that players could purchase throughout June. Well whilst browsing through the Nook shopping catalogue (like the shopaholic I am), I noticed that there were two more seasonal items in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The two items cater for players in both the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere. This is yet another example of inclusivity in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and it’s great to see. You can read more about this here. 🥰
The items are both available under the seasonal tab of the Nook Shopping section of the NookStop terminal. Alternatively, if you’ve purchased enough items from the Nook Shopping catalogue, you may have unlocked the Nook shopping app on your NookPhone where they can also be bought.
Summer-Solstice Crown
To mark the Summer Solstice, which occurs on the 20th June in the Northern hemisphere, there is now a crown consisting of sunflowers for players to buy. The Summer-Solstice crown costs 1,560 bells to buy, and is available until the 6th July
Winter-Solstice Sweater
The Winter Solstice, also occurs on the 20th June, but in the Southern hemisphere instead. To mark the Winter Solstice, players can now buy a Winter-Solstice Sweater. The Winter-Solstice Sweater costs 1,200 bells to buy, and is also available until the 6th July.
- Jun 6, 2020
What could be better than your favourite TV series/franchise or Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Both at the same time of course! The internet is full of amazing clothing ID codes guaranteed to excite potterheads and ghibli fans just to name a few! So for all you pop culture fans, here are some awesome pop culture designs to wear in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Harry Potter
Female Uniforms:
Male Uniforms:
The Umbrella Academy
Female Uniform:
Male Uniform:
Outfit Ideas:
Stranger Things
Marvel & DC
Disney
Studio Ghibli
Sailor Moon
Other
And finally, a horrifyingly creepy Furby Sweater. You’re welcome.
For loads more awesome clothing ID codes to use in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, you can click here, here, and here.
Nook’s Island is also a great site to discover other players’ designs. It even has a search bar so you can find whatever niche or style you’re looking for.
- Jun 6, 2020
Cook, Serve, Delicious 3 will be releasing for all major platforms simultaneously this Fall.
The third iteration in the Cook, Serve, Delicious series is almost ready to be released, and will do so on all major platforms at the same time this fall. An exact release date is yet to be announced, but the game is still currently in early access on Steam, and has been accumulating some pretty great reviews thus far.
There is also a huge sale on the franchise currently available through Steam. The first two games are 75% off, while the early access version of Cook, Serve, Delicious 3 is 25% off. The early access version also now comes with the newly added Davidson County DLC, which adds 40 new levels, two new food truck attacks, and new features.
About Cook, Serve, Delicious 3
Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3 is set in a war-torn country that is what remains of the United States’ in 2042. But you can still make gorgeous-looking food from all over the world. Noodle bowls, ratatouille, ice cream, grilled-cheese sandwiches, poutine…oh my! The world of traveling cuisine has become quite rough in 2042.
In this version, you will occasionally need to defend your food truck from competitors. If you don’t, you could lose time on the way to the country’s new capital city of Nashville, Tennessee. There you must take part in a cooking contest to prove that you are the best in the world!
Cook, Serve, Delicious 3 Trailer
More info
For more information on this delicious title, you can follow the developer on Twitter. You can also check out the game on Steam and GOG.
For more awesome cooking game action, check out my giveaway of Cooking Mama Cookstar.
- Jun 6, 2020
The Sims 4 is still going strong even years after its initial release. Maxis just released another free update adding tons of new features to the game.
Welcome back Firefighters!
The Sims 4 latest and free update adds long requested content such as the old but now new Firefighters NPC. If you accidentally set your kitchen on fire, you don’t need to rush and find a fire extinguisher but instead give your friendly neighborhood firestation a call and they will ( hopefully ) fix your problem within minutes!
Free window placement!
Image credit @SimsVIP Finally! To give your creativity even more freedom a new build mode feature has been added to the game. You can now place windows anywhere you like on a wall. Prior to this update windows would snap onto a grid not allowing you to freely place the window on any height you like! With the latest update there are almost no limitations anymore!
Ladders are here!
There have always been stairs in The Sims and even elevators to create beautiful designs and make your design ideas come to live. But some areas such as tree houses may call for a ladder or other designs call for something that doesn’t take as much space as stairs or elevators. Ladders are the solution and can be placed and used anywhere to climb up to a second or even third floor!
More, more and so much more!
The latest patch for the game has brought tons of more features including a breakdown of your household bill, new NPCs, M-A-C Cosmetics, changes to the inventory and more! You can read the full patch notes right here!
The update is now available for free to anyone who owns The Sim4 Base game.
Parallels is the first real The Sims competitor
Check out the progress on Paralives and their first avatar named Maggie! Paralives is a The Sims like game with unbelievable customization and building tools!
- Jun 5, 2020
Hokko Life is an Animal Crossing inspired indie game that aims to capture the cuteness of the beloved village simulator and even adding a whole new level of customizations.
Hokko Life is desribed as a ‘cosy, creativity filled community sim game’. The game is being developed by Robert Tatnell who runs his own indie game dev company, Wonderscope.
Hokko Life is the cutest town you’ll never want to leave
Hokko Life begins with your player stepping off of a train. Having taken over your very own (albeit a little dusty and old) workshop, you are free to craft and create to your heart’s content.
The quiet village which you now call home needs your design expertise. Help create an endearing town for its inhabitants. Armed with paint and tools, you can design, build and decorate new homes for your new furry friends.
Hokko Life customizations
Robert has long talked about the level of customizations you can come to expect from Hokko Life. Not only can you change patterns and colors of your favorite furnitures but you will even be able to create some new designs from scratch.
This may sound complicated but in a recent tweet from Robert we got a first look at how to build your own designs. It is as easy as dragging and dropping pieces together to bring your creative vision to live!
Trade your creations in Hokko Life
Easy creative tools like this are very rare in video games and allow for players to really expand their creativity. It will be exciting to see all the different designs players come up as the game also features a market where you can share or even sell your creations to other players!
Hokko Life Mining
Hokko Life also just got mining and other new additions, take a peak at the latest here.
- Jun 5, 2020
The Epic Games Store is giving away the original Overcooked for free this weekend.
The Epic Games Store is always giving away free games, which is the exclusive reason for using the service for many people. Recently, the Borderlands Handsome Edition was free, but is now being replaced with the original Overcooked. The game will be free to download and keep until June 11th.
Overcooked is a fast paced cooking party game that is a hoot and a holler to play with your friends. Frantically scurry about the kitchen and divvy up the duties between friends to get as many orders out as you can in the required amount of time. Dodge nonsensical obstacles and be sure not to burn anything in an attempt to please all the impatient customers!
For those that have never played them, the Overcooked games are sure to be a surprising amount of fun. For you “seasoned” veterans, this is one cooky original that should definitely be in your games library.
Overcooked Trailer
For more information on the game, as well as your chance to download it for free now, just visit the official Epic Games Store website.
For more great Overcooked action, check out my coverage of the Overcooked 2 Spring Festival DLC on Nintendo Switch.
- Jun 5, 2020
Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral town has been out in Japan for some time. Now we finally have a western release date!
For anyone who may have lived under a rock in the past few months, you may not know that Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town is a remake of the much beloved and highly praised Harvest Moon Friends of Mineral Town that originally released on Gameboy Advance – many, many years ago!
Story Of Seasons Friends Of Mineral Town Release Date
XSEED Games finally revealed that Story of Seasons Friends of Mineral Town will be releasing on July 14th, 2020 and at the same time revealed this absolutely adorable pre-order bonus for the game.
If you’d like to know more about how Harvest Moon became Story of Seasons head over here to learn more about the history of these two beloved franchises.
Harvest Moon One World is coming out this year!
Explore an entire world and learn about different cultures and crops from all over the world. Learn more about Harvest Moon One right here!
- Jun 3, 2020
Sega is releasing a miniature version of the old-school Game Gear console in October.
The Game Gear was one of the worlds first mass produced hand-held gaming consoles. Originally released on October 6th, 1990, the Game Gear eventually sold 10.62 million copies, and had a library of over 300 games. The Game Gear shared much of the same hardware as the Sega Master System, and could even play some of the Master Systems games via adapter.
Sega has just announced that they will be releasing an all new miniature version of the console, named the Game Gear Micro. The new console will be released on the 30th anniversary of the original console, October 6th, 2020.
The Game Gear Micro will come in four different colors; red, yellow, black and blue. Each different color console will come with its own set of four different game. The games for each color are as follows:
Black
- Out Run
- Puyo Puyo Tsu
- Royal Stone
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Red
- Columns
- The G.G. Shinobi
- Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible
- Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible Special
Yellow
- Nazo Puyo: Arle no Roux
- Shining Force
- Shining Force II
- Shining Force: Final Conflict
Blue
- Baku Baku Animal: Sekai Shiikugakari Senshuken
- Gunstar Heroes
- Sonic & Tails
- Sylvan Tale
Sega will also be offering a bundle pack for those that wish to have all the consoles. The reveal also came with a trailer, which can be viewed below.
For more information on the Game Gear Micro, visit the official 60th Anniversary Sega site. If you do not speak Japanese, you may need to use your devices translator function.
For more cool Sega news, check out my preview of Puyo Puyo Champions.
